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There are not many foods you can philosophize about effectively (what does a hamburger mean?), but soup is one of them. It’s the perfect winter food, it’s rich and healthy, it’s just so damn ... warm. You could probably come up with many more fitting theories why soup is so metaphorical. So, come embarrass your peers by waxing poetic at Empty Bowls where 1,000 bowls created by professional and amateur potters will be on sale to benefit Pierce County food banks. Admire (and take home) the pretty bowls at $10 a pop.

Oh, and there’s soup, baby. The Swiss, Ale House, Vuelve a la Vida and Mother Earth Farms will put Campbell’s to shame.

[South Park Community Center, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2-5 p.m., 4851 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma, 253.584.1040]

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